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There's certainly loads of detail on the MetO site, but detail is
different to accruacy. I noticed that the weather warning for SW England stated the strongest winds would be in Devon, Somerset & Dorset rather than Cornwall, so I went to http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...t_weather.html and checked the various locations. I checked Penzance - Strongest winds 46mph 09:00 on 11th, checked Salcombe, strongest winds 46 mph 09:00 on 11th , checked Lizard, Newquay, Plymouth - all the same - at which point I gave up. Not just identical wind speed, but also at the same time for places 100 miles apart. If the MetO seriously think that the strongest winds at Salcombe tomorrow will be identical to those on the Lizard point I think they should buy some more seaweed. The serious point here is that all this detail isn't justified, it just looks good until you dig a bit. Graham Penzance |
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In message .com,
Graham Easterling writes There's certainly loads of detail on the MetO site, but detail is different to accruacy. I noticed that the weather warning for SW England stated the strongest winds would be in Devon, Somerset & Dorset rather than Cornwall, so I went to http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...t_weather.html and checked the various locations. I checked Penzance - Strongest winds 46mph 09:00 on 11th, checked Salcombe, strongest winds 46 mph 09:00 on 11th , checked Lizard, Newquay, Plymouth - all the same - at which point I gave up. Not just identical wind speed, but also at the same time for places 100 miles apart. If the MetO seriously think that the strongest winds at Salcombe tomorrow will be identical to those on the Lizard point I think they should buy some more seaweed. The serious point here is that all this detail isn't justified, it just looks good until you dig a bit. Graham Penzance Well said, Graham. I've been banging on about this for years. Norman (delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail) -- Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l. England |
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![]() Norman Lynagh wrote: In message .com, Graham Easterling writes There's certainly loads of detail on the MetO site, but detail is different to accruacy. I noticed that the weather warning for SW England stated the strongest winds would be in Devon, Somerset & Dorset rather than Cornwall, so I went to http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...t_weather.html and checked the various locations. I checked Penzance - Strongest winds 46mph 09:00 on 11th, checked Salcombe, strongest winds 46 mph 09:00 on 11th , checked Lizard, Newquay, Plymouth - all the same - at which point I gave up. Not just identical wind speed, but also at the same time for places 100 miles apart. If the MetO seriously think that the strongest winds at Salcombe tomorrow will be identical to those on the Lizard point I think they should buy some more seaweed. The serious point here is that all this detail isn't justified, it just looks good until you dig a bit. Well said, Graham. I've been banging on about this for years. So it isn't just the move to new servers or faulty input by schoolchildren? Some of the data on hurricanes is faulty too but sending a form in to tell them is a real pain in the postillion. |
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Graham
David Braine on Spotlight weather yesterday did say that the strongest winds (gusts) today would probably be to the east of high ground such as the Exe Valley. How true that has turned out to be I don't know. I recorded a gust of 48 mph earlier this morning which isn't really that big a deal given the forecast. ______________________ Nick G Otter Valley 83 m amsl http://www.ottervalley.co.uk |
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![]() Nick G wrote: Graham David Braine on Spotlight weather yesterday did say that the strongest winds (gusts) today would probably be to the east of high ground such as the Exe Valley. How true that has turned out to be I don't know. I recorded a gust of 48 mph earlier this morning which isn't really that big a deal given the forecast. ______________________ So far the strongest gusts in the SW seem to be in the usual spots, E.g. 66mph near Land's End, 64mph at Portland (56mph so far in Penzance), so nothing extreme. Nothing like as severe as the gales in December as far as Cornwall is concerned. Swell currently 15'-20' at Sevenstones compared to the exceptional 25'-30' on a couple of occasions in December. Graham Penzance |
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